Usually means: Cross, especially in Christian context.
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  1. holy rood: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Holy rood, holy rood: Dictionary.com
  3. holy-rood: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  4. holy rood: FreeDictionary.org
  5. holy rood: TheFreeDictionary.com
  6. holy rood: Wordnik
  7. Holy Rood: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. holy rood: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Holy rood)

noun:  (Christianity) Synonym of True Cross: the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
noun:  Alternative form of Holyrood: the Scottish Parliament, its chambers, or the surrounding neighborhood. [An area in Edinburgh, Scotland, the home of the Scottish Parliament.]
noun:  (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Holy Rood: the True Cross of Jesus. [(Christianity) Synonym of True Cross: the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.]

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